The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 50 on various trust and probate issues for amend and vote. The bill is authored by Sen. Freeman and makes various changes to trust and probate laws concerning proof of title affidavits, small estate affidavits, execution of a trust by a third party, silent trusts, nonjudicial settlements of accounts, and legacy trusts. The introduced version o … [Read more...] about Various trust and probate issues
Statute of limitations
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 109 on statute of limitations sponsored by Reps. Steuerwald, Cherry, VanNatter, and Engleman. The bill provides that an otherwise barred offense may be commenced not later than five years from the earlier of the date on which: (1) the state first discovers DNA evidence sufficient to charge the offender; (2) the state first … [Read more...] about Statute of limitations
Adult guardianship services
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 139 on adult guardianship services. The bill is authored by Sen. Lanane and combines the volunteer advocates for seniors program and the volunteer advocates for incapacitated adults programs into one program. The bill also requires that, in submitting a progress report to the court, a volunteer advocate for seniors and incapacitated adults … [Read more...] about Adult guardianship services
Drug scheduling
The House Court and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 194 on drug scheduling sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill adds new scheduled drugs to the statutory drug schedules and redefines isomer to bring the definition in-line with the federal definition for criminal enhancement purposes in the federal criminal justice system. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, the Indiana … [Read more...] about Drug scheduling
Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 249 on exploitation of dependents and endangered adults sponsored by Reps. McNamara, Lehman, and Speedy. The bill amends the definitions under the current exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult statute and provides that a person commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly uses … [Read more...] about Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults